• qyron
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    72 years ago

    I never read the bible and the little I retained from the Narnia Chronicles resumes to talking creatures battling over the common trope of good vs evil.

    I’m an atheist and I was able to take some entertainment from those works without feeling dragged into a christian analogy.

    • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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      32 years ago

      Hence why I made sure to point out that it’s much better written than the source material it’s based on.

      Just because Aslan is basically Jesus as a lion doesn’t mean that atheists like you and myself can’t enjoy it 🤷

      • qyron
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        12 years ago

        Okay, that point is clear but, again, to what degree the author of the Harry Potter series being an atheist prevents her from enjoying the Narnia Chronicles as just a fantasy series?

        We’re both atheists and we managed. Although you were able to read more between the lines; for me, the talking lion was just that.

        • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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          22 years ago

          Unless FlyingSquid is married to JK Rowling, nobody said whether or not the author of HP is an atheist 🤷

          In fact, a quick search reveals that the transphobic ass is a Christian herself.

          • qyron
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            22 years ago

            Squids. Too close to Chthulu to be trusted.

              • qyron
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                12 years ago

                Being calles untrustworthy or being related to Chthulu?

                  • qyron
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                    22 years ago

                    Agreed. After all, Chthulu wants to destroy the universe and plunge everything into the infinite chaos.